Gaming pc for £2000

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BK2801

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Hi so I've always wanted a pc to run a large selection of games so I decided to order one, however being pretty silly I didn't ask for advice before ordering so I want to make sure I get the right advice whilst the pc is still in pre-production(I'm 10 days into pre-production I left this pretty late to ask).

Games I want to play:
Ark survival evolved - mods included.
AC Odyssey & AC Valhalla when it is released.
Call of Duty - modern warfare and all future releases.
Rainbow Six Siege.
And just a variety of other games to currently out and to be released.

I'm using a 1440p, 144hz monitor to run these games and would like to be able to run them at this quality with max settings if possible as aesthetics in game are pretty important to me. If anyone has any advice on this build(I customised the pre existing pulsar pro) and what's good/bad then that would be an amazing help. The specs of the pc I ordered are as follows: (£1986.95 which includes and extra £45 for 1 year of insurance).

Case CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
MotherboardASUS® ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
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Change to: 500GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
2nd Storage DriveNOT REQUIRED
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Change to: 1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive250GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 2300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED
Power SupplyCORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor CoolingCorsair H100x Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal PasteARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
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Change to: NONE
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired NetworkingWIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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Change to: WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemWindows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery MediaWindows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-VirusBullGuard™ Internet Security - 3 User, 1 Year
BrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
InsuranceSimplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
DeliverySATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Welcome BookPCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
 
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I would suggest starting again, think you can still cancel when in pre-production. An AMD build will be much better.
 
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Thanks for the responses, in terms of restarting how much of a difference would it make? As you said 10 working days is a long wait especially as stock is reducing and lead times are increasing. as far as what ive ordered what would you suggest I fix/change? You've said the cooler which ill do now. Cancelling is an option for sure but if i do so would it be that substantially different? Ill also remove the 500gb ssd and replace it with an upgraded m.2
 
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Okay so, the H115i rgb platinum wont fit inside of the case. The case can only fit 240mm fans whereas this is a 280mm fan

As far as restarting would you be able to send me a build that is better for roughly the same price range for me to check out.
 
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BK2801 said:
Thanks for the responses, in terms of restarting how much of a difference would it make? As you said 10 working days is a long wait especially as stock is reducing and lead times are increasing. as far as what ive ordered what would you suggest I fix/change? You've said the cooler which ill do now. Cancelling is an option for sure but if i do so would it be that substantially different? Ill also remove the 500gb ssd and replace it with an upgraded m.2
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Getting an AMD build gives you better overall performance at around the same or less cost, plus it gives you an upgrade path which the Intel doesn't, plus gives you better futureproofing with PCIe 4 which intel doesn't, better thermals....

But most importanly, better security. Intel chips are riddled with zero day flaws and each time they find one they have to roll out a patch. A lot of them can't be addressed even with a patch, the only way to truly protect them is to disable hyperthreading which would massively impact perfomance. But each of these patches further reduces performance as well. They're just terrible chips.
 
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How much was that build you ordered and I'll draw up an AMD comparative build so you can see if it's worth switching or not?
 
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Thank you, it was £1987.

Im completely willing to switch and wait longer, I know that you know your stuff its just hard to do so without looking into after waiting over 2 weeks.
 
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BK2801 said:
Thank you, it was £1987.

Im completely willing to switch and wait longer, I know that you know your stuff its just hard to do so without looking into after waiting over 2 weeks.
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I appreciate that, we'll draw up something AMD wise and then you can decide if it's worth the switch or not.

As @Nursemorph says, the Inferno is just a crazy good deal if you were willing to compromise on a few areas, it's a fantastic value PC and would perform admirably at 1440p.
 
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That does look amazing, but is there one that's less compromising. of course I know the price will increase but as I said my budget is £2000 so im happy to go higher than the 1500 by upgrading certain things that are compromised.
 
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This would be an AMD equivalent keeping in the same vein as your current build:

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE Same Case - Fantastic case, good choice
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) Processor is just another league compared with the i7
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready! PCIe 4 capable mobo
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
500GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE Much larger Data Drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W) Larger and significantly faster primary OS drive
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Wanted to select the 750W RMx version, but currently out of stock
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Wanted to select the H100i Platinum but currently out of stock
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Don't need increased paste as cooler comes pre applied with high performance paste
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 Significantly better wifi card supporting modern standards
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 18 working days

Price: £1,982.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/um6UBW!sV0/
 
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That's more like it! As far as the cooler would that one be sufficient or would waiting for the H100i to come in stock be better?
 
SpyderTracks

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This would give equivalent performance as your original build whilst not going overboard on the processor and cooling:


Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
500GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive
3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 18 working days
Price: £1,886.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/cNZSEKJ6S4/
 
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BK2801 said:
That's more like it! As far as the cooler would that one be sufficient or would waiting for the H100i to come in stock be better?
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On that build with the 3900x you really want a minimum of the H100i Platinum to keep it in check.
 
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Would it be worth ordering with the H100i and just waiting for it to come into stock? Id rather go for the upgraded cpu considering its within my budget
 
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If you're on the fence, you could always call PCS and ask them if they have an estimate for when replacement stocks are due.
 
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Yeah I just realised that and it doesn't come in until 07/08/2020 and that's way to far away. for the 3900x is there a different cooler I can use?
 
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BK2801 said:
Yeah I just realised that and it doesn't come in until 07/08/2020 and that's way to far away. for the 3900x is there a different cooler I can use?
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Not really. Not on PCS.

The 3900x is very overpowered for gaming, you'd be absolutely fine with the 3800x which was in the secondary spec as that requires lesser cooling. That build is all in stock.
 
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Alright, so as far as raw performance goes in games which would be better for me. My original build with the i7-9700k 2070 super or the 3800x with the 2070 super also?
 
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